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A Zeiss Otus 28mm Lens Could Debut Next Month

Chris Gampat
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09/29/2015
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Last Updated on 11/05/2015 by DigitalMGMT

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Zeiss 85mm f1.4 Otus product images review (3 of 7)ISO 4001-125 sec at f - 2.0

Zeiss has already announced their 55mm f1.4 and 85mm f1.4 Otus lenses; and now the word on the internet is that we’re going to see another one around Photo Plus 2015. According to Sony Alpha Rumors, we should be seeing a new 28mm Otus lens–which is a very interesting choice. We expected to see a 35mm, 24mm, or 135mm lens of some sort–but 28mm is also a viable choice. The reason why this makes so much sense is because there aren’t many 28mm lens offerings for DSLR cameras–the most recent would be Nikon’s f1.8 option, though the mirrorless world has the excellent Sony 28mm f2.


What we’re wondering is if the lens will incorporate weather sealing like the Milvus lenses have. At the moment, the 55mm f1.4 and 85mm f1.4 don’t have weather sealing built in yet you’re paying the equivalent of a three bedroom apartment’s monthly rent in a hot area of Brooklyn or NYC. However, it can be argued that these lenses are designed to be used in the studio to deliver the best performance possible.

A Zeiss Otus 28mm lens, on the other hand, would greatly appeal to architecture, interior (Real Estate), and landscape photographers–with landscape shooters taking a bit more of a risk due to exposure to the elements. We’re also curious as to whether the lens will be available for Sony FE mount cameras or Sony A mount. If so, the cameras are bound to be able to put out even better image quality than they already do. With the Canon 5Ds and 5Ds R offering the most resolution at the moment, we’re sure that pixel peepers will have a field day comparing one lens against another while arguing back and forth about nearly meaningless charts and instead not focusing on what can actually be done with the lens.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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